As promised, children, I write to you today with an exclusive report on my experience at Dr. Lavell's office. Because I felt uncomfortable bringing my camera into the examination room, I have crafted a dramatic reenactment of what occurred. Please note that in this reenactment, the part of me will be played by Kringle Bear, the part of Dr. Lavell will be played by me, and the part of the syringe will be played by this meat thermometer*.
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| The Syringe (as portrayed by The Meat Thermometer) |
So I went into the office and sat in the examination chair, prepared for the worst: that my foot would never heal, that I would never walk again, that the doctor would noticed I stopped shaving the hair on my big toe YEARS ago...
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| Brenna (as portrayed by K. Bear) |
After a brief examination and some questions, Dr. Lavell said he thinks I have (drumroll)... a neuroma**! This is good because it means my stress fracture is healed. And also because it's treatable! So he did the first treatment by injecting Novocain into my nerve.
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| The Injection |
But he also said I have bunion-prone feet. Good thing I got married when I did -- who KNOWS what these babies will look like in a few years. So anyway, things are much happier around here. I could be walking normally in as little as a week or so.
Oh, and I got a bandaid for my trouble.
*Why do we have this? I don't know. Possibly some well-meaning relative slipped it in the silverware drawer when I was out tending the herb garden.
**In an earlier draft, I accidentally wrote "a neurosis." Thank god I'm super-paranoid about rereading--wouldn't want such a factual inaccuracy to be on the blogosphere for all of eternity. Hahahaha!!!1!11
